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[AntsMAN]

I bought 50 crickets at petvalu and decided to try to breed them. Just a basic setup assorted foods, water, egg laying bins, some hiding places, and a heat source. Lets see what happens.

 

 

[Antking117]

Interesting, I want to breed crickets, but they are so loud.. My cockroaches are much more quiet.

[Martialis]

I wonder  if it would be possible to soundproof their container?

Edited by Martialis, May 23 2017 - 8:13 AM.

[i2chip]

Yeah, crickets are too loud for me. I had them once and they made way too much noise. Now I feed my ants superworms and dubia roaches. Both are super easy to keep and are silent. The dubias breed fairly quickly though, and superworms are pretty cheap on https://www.rainbowmealworms.net/you can get 250 for $5. You can also buy 1000 adult crickets from them for $16 or 200 for $4.50. Breeding insects isn't worth it to me when they're so cheap online. They're overpriced in pet stores.

[T.C.]

Yeah, crickets are too loud for me. I had them once and they made way too much noise. Now I feed my ants superworms and dubia roaches. Both are super easy to keep and are silent. The dubias breed fairly quickly though, and superworms are pretty cheap on https://www.rainbowmealworms.net/you can get 250 for $5. You can also buy 1000 adult crickets from them for $16 or 200 for $4.50. Breeding insects isn't worth it to me when they're so cheap online. They're overpriced in pet stores.

Amen, to that! They are way over priced in pet stores and they also put stuff on them that makes them more tempting for reptiles and amphibians which ants don't like. I got alot of ants, and other insects, arachnid etc. that burn through several crickets a day. Pet stores just ask too much.

[sgheaton]

I'm going to create a thread for "feeding options" as I'd like to get something established... ..can't believe I'm agreeing to all that/this..

 

xZero has some sort of fruit fly set up. You two with your superworms and things. I get them from my neighbor but I don't always want to be "THAT GUY" so I figure I'll....have some of my own..

[T.C.]

I get them from my neighbor but I don't always want to be "THAT GUY" so I figure I'll....have some of my own..

Or "that guy" who buys just one cricket from the pet store!?!?

[Jelly]

I threw what was left of my meal worms in a container with more oats and a potato. We will see what happens...

[sgheaton]

 

I get them from my neighbor but I don't always want to be "THAT GUY" so I figure I'll....have some of my own..

Or "that guy" who buys just one cricket from the pet store!?!?

 

Phff....buying one cricket? Yeah right. I ask the cutest girl in there if I could just have one. Its only a shame that they are in high school... 

[Evanthomas89]

In my opinion crickets are loud, smelly and dirty. I've kept dubia roaches for years and they're much easier to care for and a lot less gross

[AntsMAN]

Illegal to keep any type of roach in Canada unfortunately . And they aren't that loud, puts me to sleep lol.

[123LordOfAnts123]

I seem to be in the minority in that I've always enjoyed their chirping. That said, they're absolute demons that jump and escape while managing to smell like death as soon as an hour after, well...death. Don't get me started on how easy it is for them to die, too. Tropical house crickets (which you appear to have) are better than regular ones, but roaches still one up them x100 times.

Roaches may be illegal in Canada, but I hear they're easily sourced and the law rarely enforced. I'm certainly not encouraging that you should break the law, though.

[AntsMAN]

I seem to be in the minority in that I've always enjoyed their chirping. That said, they're absolute demons that jump and escape while managing to smell like death as soon as an hour after, well...death. Don't get me started on how easy it is for them to die, too. Tropical house crickets (which you appear to have) are better than regular ones, but roaches still one up them x100 times.

Roaches may be illegal in Canada, but I hear they're easily sourced and the law rarely enforced. I'm certainly not encouraging that you should break the law, though.

 

Thanks, I won't look into that

[AntsMAN]

I'm having some trouble with mold in my nursery. Will the spingtails eat the cricket eggs?

[Canadian anter]

Illegal to keep any type of roach in Canada unfortunately . And they aren't that loud, puts me to sleep lol.

Actually we have 4 species that are legal. I can try to get some for you if you want

[T.C.]

I'm having some trouble with mold in my nursery. Will the spingtails eat the cricket eggs?

No, not that I am aware of.

[AntsMAN]

 

Illegal to keep any type of roach in Canada unfortunately . And they aren't that loud, puts me to sleep lol.

Actually we have 4 species that are legal. I can try to get some for you if you want

 

 

I wasn't aware, yes I would love to have some.

[AntsMAN]

June 27 2017

 

 

[AntsMAN]

July 28 2017 - one month and they are almost ready to start mating again.

 

 

 

[T.C.]

How loud would you say they are?